Film

King of Ayodhya

10.019322h 32mHistory Drama Music

Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Year: 1932

Ayodhyecha Raja, literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitra, as recounted in Valmiki's epic, Ramayana. The film was also made as a double-version, Ayodhya Ka Raja (1932) in Hindi, making it the first double version talkie of Indian cinema.

Top cast

Govindrao Tembe

Harishchandra

Durga Khote

Taramati

Baburao Pendharkar

Mahajan Ganganath

Shankarrao Bhosle

Sushila

Maid Queen

Vinayak Damodar Karnataki

Rohidas

Directed by

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre